When Sullivan Robert Ross was born on May 9, 1828, in Dornoch, Sutherland, his father, Alexander, was 31 and his mother, Margaret, was 18. He married Margaret Matheson on October 16, 1857. They had five children in 14 years. He died on July 29, 1904, in Oxford, Ontario, having lived a long life of 76 years. Violin Maker and Piper Wrote and transcribed music for violin and bagpipes More information http://www.ross-ter.com/SullivanRoss.html
His Collection of Violin and Bagpipe music held by the curators at the Canadian Museum of Civilization.1828 Birth SULIVAN ROSS born to ALEXANDER ROSS and MARGARET LEITH M 09/05/1828 047 20 / 22 DORNOCH [1]
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Name Sulivan Ross
Gender Male
Birth Date 09 May 1828
Birth Place Dornoch,Sutherland,Scotland
FHL Film Number 990561
Household Members
Name Age
Alexander Ross
Margaret Leith
Sulivan Ross
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Home / 1852 / Canada West / Oxford (county) / 257 Zorra township / p. 7d, 8a, (101) Split view
28 Ross, Alexr Farmer Scotland F.C. of Scotland 52 M 29 Ross, Margt Scotland F.C. of Scotland 46 F 30 Ross, Sullivan Labourer Scotland F.C. of Scotland 24 M 31 Ross, Willm Labourer Scotland F.C. of Scotland 22 M 32 Ross, Elizh Scotland F.C. of Scotland 18 F 33 Ross, Christian Canada West F.C. of Scotland 13 F 34 Ross, Margt Jr. Canada West F.C. of Scotland 11 F 35 Ross, Lexy Canada West F.C. of Scotland 8
Marriage according to family16 October 1857
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Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947
Name Sullivan Ross
Gender Male
Age 76
Birth Date abt 1828
Birth Place Scotland
Death Date 29 Jul 1904
Death Place Oxford, Ontario, Canada
Religion Presbyterian
Cause of Death Chronic Nepritis
Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Name Sullivan Ross
Birth Date 1828
Death Date 1904
Cemetery Knox Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place Harrington, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Has Bio? Y
Spouse Margaret Ross
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He wrote about 6 or 7 tunes for the bagpipes. Several professional musicians (eg., Allison Lupton, Steel City Rovers [Mark Fletcher]) in Ontario now play some of his tunes.